Door handle

ABSTRACT

A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes: a light emission element; a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted; a combination member including a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from an emission surface; and a light guide that includes a light entrance surface facing at least a portion of the emission surface and guides the light entering the light guide through the light entrance surface in a second predetermined direction.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a door handle including a lamp unit in which alight guiding lens guides light in a predetermined direction.

2. Description of Related Art

In some door handles, a circuit board is supported by a housing, a lightemission element that functions as a light source is mounted on thecircuit board, and light emitted from the light emission element isradiated in a predetermined direction (for example, see Japanese PatentApplication Publication 2010-229797 (JP-A-2010-229797), Japanese PatentApplication Publication 2009-133133 (JP-A-2009-133133), and JapanesePatent Application Publication 2006-9279 (JP-A-2006-9279)).

JP-A-2010-229797 and JP-A-2009-133133 describe a light unit provided ina door handle that illuminates an area around the user's feet when adoor is opened or closed. By illuminating the area around the user'sfeet, the user can see whether there is a puddle or the like when thedoor is opened or closed, and thus the user-friendliness increases.

JP-A-2009-270363 also describes a light unit provided in a door handle.In the door handle described in JP-A-2009-270363, a light guideextending in a front-rear direction is provided in a casing, and lightis radiated outside from the light guide.

In the door handle with illumination as described above, a configurationcapable of both spot illumination toward, for example, an area aroundthe user's feet from one end portion of the door handle in alongitudinal direction and illumination extending in the front-reardirection along a shape of the door handle can be adopted.

Since the door handle is gripped and moved (caused to pivot) by the userwhen the user operates the door handle, the door handle may be deflectedupon reception of operating force by the user. Thus, when a structureincluding two light components for realizing the both kinds of theillumination, as described above, is provided in the door handle, it isdesirable that each light component has a high strength.

In addition, when the structure including the two light components isprovided, light emitted from the light components are required to beradiated to respective predetermined areas. Thus, it is also desirablethat each light component is disposed with a high positional accuracy.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides a door handle in which a structure including twolight components achieve a high strength and a high positional accuracy.

An aspect of the invention relates to a door handle including a casinginside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unitdisposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes: a lightemission element; a circuit board on which the light emission element ismounted; a combination member including a housing that supports thecircuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted fromthe light emission element in a first predetermined direction and emitsthe guided light from an emission surface; and a light guide thatincludes a light entrance surface facing at least a portion of theemission surface and guides the light entering the light guide throughthe light entrance surface in a second predetermined direction. Thecombination member and the light guide may be provided as separatemembers.

According to the above configuration, the combination member and thelight guide are disposed in the accommodation space as separate members.Thus, a high strength and a high positional accuracy of a structureincluding two light components can be achieved.

The light guiding lens may include a first light guiding lens and asecond light guiding lens. The first light guiding lens may include afirst emission surface that emits light emitted from the light emissionelement downward of the door handle, and the second light guiding lensmay include a second emission surface that emits light emitted from thelight emission element toward the light entrance surface of the lightguide. The light guide may include, in an upper surface, a light outputsurface that emits light entering the light guide through the lightentrance surface.

The light guide may include a cover portion that covers a portion of thelight guide. The cover portion may be provided at a side of the lightentrance surface of the light guide.

According to the above configuration, adhesion of rainwater or dirt tothe combination member can be prevented by the cover portion withoutproviding a dedicated member for covering the combination member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Features, advantages, and technical and industrial significance ofexemplary embodiments of the invention will be described below withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals denotelike elements, and wherein:

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention together with FIGS. 2 to 9,and is a schematic perspective view showing a door handle joined to adoor;

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the door handle;

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the door handle;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along a line IV-IV inFIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along a line V-V inFIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a lamp member;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which aportion of a second light guiding lens is covered by a cover portion ofa light guide.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing paths of light emitted from a firstlight guiding lens; and

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing paths of light output from the lightguide via the second light guiding lens.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a door handle according to the inventionis explained with reference to the drawings.

A door handle 1 is used as a handle provided for a door 100 of avehicle. The door handle 1 has a shape extending in a front-reardirection of the vehicle, for example, and includes a casing 2 and alamp unit 12 disposed inside the casing 2, which will be described later(FIGS. 1 to 3). A joint portion of the door handle 1, which is providedat a front end portion thereof and not shown in the drawings, is joinedto a door panel 101 (FIG. 1). A panel concavity 101 a is formed in anouter surface of the door panel 101. The panel concavity 101 aaccommodates user's (occupant's) fingers put in an inner side of thedoor handle 1.

The door handle 1 pivots about the front end portion such that a rearend portion thereof moves in a right-left direction of the vehicle. Whenthe door 100 is opened, the door handle 1 is caused to pivot by theuser's operation in a direction in which the rear end portion moves awayfrom the door panel 101. When the user's operation is completed, thedoor handle 1 is caused to pivot by an urging member, which is not shownin the drawings, in a direction in which the rear end portion movescloser to the door panel 101. Then, the door handle 1 returns to aninitial position, which is a position of the door handle 1 before theuse's operation.

In the vehicle including the door handle 1, when the user carrying a keyfor starting an engine of the vehicle approaches the door handle 1 to bewithin a certain distance from the vehicle, the key is detected by adetection unit (not shown in the drawings) provided in the door handle1. At this time, the lamp unit 12 (described later) disposed inside thedoor handle 1 radiates light upon detection of the key. The lamp unit 12radiates light toward a road surface at least below the door handle 1,and then a road surface around the use's feet is illuminated by theradiated light. Due to the radiated light, the user can see whetherthere is a puddle or the like when the door 100 is opened or closedduring the night. Thus, the user-friendliness increases.

A concaved gripping portion 1 a is provided in the door handle 1 exceptthe front and rear end portions. The concaved gripping portion 1 a isconcaved outward, or in a direction away from the door panel 101 (FIGS.1 and 2). The user (occupant) grips the concaved gripping portion 1 a byputting the fingers in an inner side of the concaved gripping portion 1a to operate the door handle 1.

The casing 2 includes a first panel 3, a second panel 4, and a innerpanel 5 (FIG. 4). The first panel 3 and the second panel 4 are joined toeach other in the right-left direction. The first panel 3 is positionedon the outer side and the second panel 4 is positioned on the innerside, i.e., on a side closer to the door panel 101.

In a state where the first panel 3 and the second panel 4 are joined toeach other, the inner panel 5 is positioned inside both the panels 3 and4, at least at a rear end side. An accommodation recess 6 openinggenerally frontward is provided in the inner panel 5. A positioning pin7 extending in the generally right-left direction is provided on theinner panel 5 at a position close to a lower edge of the inner panel 5.

An annular-shaped restriction wall portion 8 extending in an up-downdirection of the vehicle is provided in a lower end portion of thecasing 2. A space inside the restriction wall portion 8 communicateswith an accommodation space 9 and a space below the door handle 1 (FIGS.4 and 5). The restriction wall portion 8 is formed by a lower endportion of the second panel 4 and a lower end portion of the inner panel5 connecting to each other in a circumferential direction of therestriction wall portion 8.

The restriction wall portion 8 has a flared internal shape (i.e., ashape in which an internal diameter of the restriction wall portion 8increases downward). Inside the casing 2, the accommodation space 9extending in the front-rear direction is defined between the first panel3 and the second panel 4. The accommodation space 9 has a first space 10and a second space 11. The first space 10 is positioned below the secondspace 11. The second space 11 opens upward and an opening 11 a at thetop is formed as a slit extending in the generally front-rear direction.

A positioning recess 3 a is provided in an inner surface of the firstpanel 3 except a rear end side portion thereof. The positioning recess 3a opens toward the second panel 4 and extends in the generallyfront-rear direction.

A positioning recess 4 a is provided in an inner surface of the secondpanel 4 except a rear end side portion thereof. The positioning recess 4a opens toward at least the first panel 3 and extends in the generallyfront-rear direction. The positioning recess 4 a faces the positioningrecess 3 a provided in the first panel 3.

A dividing protrusion 4 b protruding toward the first panel 3 isprovided in an intermediate portion of the second panel 4 in the up-downdirection. The accommodation space 9 except a portion thereof is dividedinto the first space 10 and the second space 11 by the dividingprotrusion 4 b.

The positioning recess 4 c opening toward the first panel 3 is providedin the second panel 4 at a position close to a lower edge thereof (FIG.5).

The lamp unit 12 is disposed in the accommodation space 9 defined in thecasing 2 (FIGS. 2 to 5). The lamp unit 12 includes a lamp member 13 anda light guide 14.

The lamp member 13 includes a combination member 15 made of atransparent material, a circuit board 16 supported by the combinationmember 15, a gasket 17 attached to the combination member 15, and a lidmember 18 joined to the combination member 15 (FIGS. 4 and 6).

The combination member 15 includes a housing 19, a first light guidinglens 20, and a second light guiding lens 21. The housing 19, the firstlight guiding lens 20, and the second light guiding lens 21 areintegrated as the combination member 15. The combination member 15 isdisposed in the first space 10 of the accommodation space 9 with thehousing 19 being attached to the casing 2 and at least a portion of thecombination member 15 being disposed in the accommodation recess 6 ofthe inner panel 5.

The housing 19 includes a board mounting portion 22 having a box shapeopening upward, a code passage portion 23 protruding downward from arear end side portion of the board mounting portion 22, a positioningprotrusion 24 protruding rearward from the board mounting portion 22 andthe code passage portion 23, and joining protrusions 25 provided onright and left side surfaces of the board mounting portion 22.

An inner shape of the board mounting portion 22 is the same as an outershape of the circuit board 16, and is slightly larger in size than theouter shape of the circuit board 16.

The code passage portion 23 has a tube shape extending in the up-downdirection.

The positioning hole 24 a is provided in the positioning protrusion 24.The positioning hole 24 a extends through the positioning protrusion 24in the right-left direction.

Two joining protrusions 25 are provided on each of the right and leftside surfaces of the board mounting portion 22 (FIGS. 5 and 6). The twojoining protrusions 25 on the same side surface of the board mountingportion 22 are spaced apart in the front-rear direction.

The first light guiding lens 20 protrudes downward from a front end sideportion of the board mounting portion 22 (FIGS. 4 and 6). The firstlight guiding lens 20 is positioned in front of the code passage portion23 with a space therebetween. The space between the first light guidinglens 20 and the code passage portion 23 is defined as the code insertionslit 15 a.

The first light guiding lens 20 has a columnar shape extending in theup-down direction. The first light guiding lens 20 has a first incidentsurface 20 a facing upward on an upper end thereof and a first emissionsurface 20 b on a lower end thereof. The first emission surface 20 b isslanted downward as a distance from the vehicle in the right-leftdirection increases. In other words, the first emission surface 20 b isslanted upward with respect to a plane perpendicular to a light axis Pof light emitted from a light emission element 28 in a direction fromthe outside toward the inside in the right-left direction (FIG. 5).

A positioning protrusion 20 f protruding in a lateral direction of thefirst light guiding lens 20 is provided the first light guiding lens 20in the at a position close to the lower end.

The second light guiding lens 21 is positioned in front of the firstlight guiding lens 20 (FIGS. 4 and 6).

The second light guiding lens 21 has a second incident surface 21 a atan upper surface of a lower end portion and a function surface 21 bfacing generally forward at an upper end portion. The function surface21 b functions as a second emission surface.

The second light guiding lens 21 has a first reflection surface 21 cfacing downward at the lower end portion, and a second reflectionsurface 21 d that faces frontward and obliquely downward and is disposedbetween the first reflection surface 21 c and the function surface 21 b.The second light guiding lens 21 has a third reflection surface 21 ethat is continuous with the function surface 21 b and faces rearward andobliquely upward. The third reflection surface 21 e is positioned abovethe first reflection surface 21 c. In each of the first reflectionsurface 21 c, the second reflection surface 21 d, and the thirdreflection surface 21 e, light can be reflected by internal reflection.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the combination member 15 configured asdescribed above is positioned with respect to the casing 2 by insertingthe positioning pin 7 of the inner panel 5 in the positioning hole 24 aprovided in the positioning protrusion 24 of the housing 19 andinserting the positioning protrusion 20 f of the first light guidinglens 20 in the positioning recess 4 c provided in the second panel 4.Thus, the combination member 15 is disposed in the first space 10 of theaccommodation space 9.

When the combination member 15 is positioned as described above anddisposed in the first space 10 of the accommodation space 9, a lower endportion of the first light guiding lens 20 is fitted into an upper endportion of the restriction wall portion 8 of the casing 2.

As described above, the lower end portion of the first light guidinglens 20 is positioned inside the upper end portion of the restrictionwall portion 8 of the casing 2, and thus the first emission surface 20 bof the first light guiding lens 20 is positioned above the lower surface2 a of the casing 2.

The plate-shaped circuit board 16 has a surface (an upper surface 16 a)facing upward and a surface (a lower surface 16 b) facing downward(FIGS. 4 to 7). The circuit board 16 is a double-sided circuit board. Adiode 26 having a rectifying function and resistors 27 having a functionto restrict current are mounted on a front half portion of the uppersurface 16 a of the circuit board 16. A light emission element 28functioning as a light source that emits light, and a capacitor 29having a function to store electricity and a discharge function aremounted on a front half portion of the lower surface 16 b of the circuitboard 16. The light emission element 28 is positioned in front of thecapacitor 29.

A light emitting diode (LED) is used as the light emission element 28,for example. The light emission element 28 is disposed such that a lightemission surface 28 a thereof faces downward. Thus, the light axis P oflight emitted from the light emission element 28 extends along theup-down direction.

Connection codes 30 supply driving current to the light emission element28 and the like. One end of each connection code 30 is connected to arear half portion of the circuit board 16 from below by, for example,soldering. The connection codes 30 pass through the first space 10 ofthe accommodation space 9, and, via a front end portion of the casing 2,pass through the inside of the door 100. The other end of eachconnection code 30 is connected to a power supply circuit, which is notshown in the drawings.

A bushing 31 is fitted onto a portion of the connection codes 30 nearthe one end, and protects the connection codes 30 (FIGS. 4 and 6). Thebushing 31 is an elastically deformable member made of, for example, arubber material.

The circuit board 16 is inserted in the board mounting portion 22 fromabove the housing 19 with the connection codes 30 being connected to thecircuit board 16, and then disposed in the board mounting portion 22(FIGS. 4 and 5).

At this time, the connection codes 30 and the bushing 31 protecting theconnection codes 30 are inserted in the code passage portion 23 fromabove. Thus, the connection codes 30 and the bushing 31 are attached tothe housing 19 (FIG. 4). One end portion of the bushing 31 is fittedinto the code passage portion 23 with a portion thereof beingelastically deformed, and thus displacement of the connection codes 30and the bushing 31 with respect to the code passage portion 23 isrestricted.

The connection codes 30 and the bushing 31 bend so as to fold upward ata generally intermediate portion of the bushing 31 in a longitudinaldirection (FIG. 4).

As described above, the gasket 17 is attached to the circuit board 16 ina state where the circuit board 16 is disposed in the board mountingportion 22 (FIGS. 4 to 6).

The gasket 17 is attached to the housing 19 with a closing surfaceportion 32 thereof closing the opening of the board mounting portion 22(FIGS. 4 and 5), and protects the circuit board 16 disposed in the boardmounting portion 22 against water.

As described above, the lid member 18 is joined to the housing 19 in astate where the gasket 17 is attached to the board mounting portion 22.The lid member 18 includes a generally plate-shaped covering surfaceportion 34 facing the up-down direction, side surface portions 35respectively extending downward from both sides of the covering surfaceportion 34 in the right-left direction, a code holding portion 36provided to be continuous with a lower end portion of one of the sidesurface portions 35 (FIGS. 4 to 6).

An outer shape of the covering surface portion 34 is the same as anouter shape of the closing surface portion 32 of the gasket 17, and hassubstantially the same size as the size of the outer shape of theclosing surface portion 32.

Joining holes 35 a extending through the side surface portions 35 in theright-left direction are provided in the side surface portions 35. Twojoining holes 35 a are provided in each side surface portion 35. The twojoining holes 35 a in the same side surface portion 35 are spaced apartin the front-rear direction.

The joining protrusions 25 are engaged with lower edges defining thejoining holes 35 a provided in the side surface portions 35, and thusthe lid member 18 is joined to the housing 19 (FIGS. 4 and 5).

When the lid member 18 is joined to the housing 19, a portion of eachconnection code 30 is held by the code holding portion 36.

The light guide 14 as a whole has a shape extending in the generallyfront-rear direction. A rear end portion of the light guide 14 isdisposed above the lamp member 13, and the light guide 14 except therear end portion is disposed in front of the lamp member 13 (FIGS. 2 and3).

The light guide 14 is made of the transparent material. The light guide14 has a wide width portion 37 having the widest width in the up-downdirection, an extending portion 38 extending in the generally front-reardirection, and a slant portion 39 extending rearward and obliquely fromthe wide width portion 37. The wide width portion 37 is positioned closeto a rear end of the light guide 14, the extending portion 38 ispositioned in front of the wide width portion 37, and the slant portion39 is positioned behind the wide width portion 37.

A notch 40 opening rearward and generally downward is provided in alower end portion of the wide width portion 37 (FIG. 4). A rear surfaceof the wide width portion 37, which defines the notch 40, is formed as afirst light entrance surface 40 a, and a lower surface of the wide widthportion 37, which defines the notch 40, is formed as a second lightentrance surface 40 b. The second light entrance surface 40 b has astepped shape.

The extending portion 38 has a tapered shape tapering forward (FIG. 3).A lower surface of the extending portion 38 is formed as an internalreflection surface 38 a subjected to surface texturing. Positioningelongated protrusions 38 b protruding in the lateral direction areprovided on the extending portion 38 on an intermediate portion in theup-down direction (FIG. 6).

The slant portion 39 has a tapered shape tapering rearward (FIGS. 3 and5). A rear surface (a surface facing obliquely downward) of the slantportion 39 is formed as an internal reflection surface 39 a subjected tosurface texturing. Positioning elongated protrusions 39 b protruding inthe lateral direction are provided on the slant portion 39 at a lowerend portion (FIGS. 5 and 6).

An upper end portion of the light guide 14 is also subjected to surfacetexturing. An upper surface of the light guide 14 is formed as a lightoutput surface 14 a.

In the light guide 14, a cover portion 41 is provided at the lower endportion of the wide width portion 37 (FIGS. 6 and 7). The cover portion41 is provided at a side of the first light entrance surface 40 a andthe second light entrance surface 40 b such that the cover portion 41faces in the right-left direction.

The light guide 14 is positioned with respect to the casing 2 byinserting the positioning elongated protrusion 38 b and the positioningelongated protrusion 39 b in the positioning recess 3 a provided in thefirst panel 3 and inserting the positioning elongated protrusion 38 band the positioning elongated protrusion 39 b in the positioning recess4 a provided in the second panel 4, respectively (FIGS. 4 and 5). Thus,the light guide 14 is disposed in the first space 10 of theaccommodation space 9.

When the light guide 14 is disposed in the first space 10 of theaccommodation space 9 as described above, a tip end portion of thesecond light guiding lens 21 of the lamp member 13 is positioned insidethe notch 40 of the light guide 14 (FIG. 4). In the light guide 14, thefirst light entrance surface 40 a faces the function surface 21 b of thesecond light guiding lens 21, and the second light entrance surface 40 bfaces the third reflection surface 21 e of the second light guiding lens21.

When the light guide 14 is disposed in the first space 10 as describedabove, the tip end portion of the second light guiding lens 21 of thecombination member 15 is covered by the cover portion 41 (FIG. 7).

Accordingly, adhesion of rainwater or dirt to the combination member 15is prevented by the cover portion 41 without providing a dedicatedmember for covering the combination member 15. Thus, the combinationmember 15 can be used in good conditions without increasing the numberof the members.

The combination member 15 and the light guide 14, each of which has anillumination function that emits light, are provided as separate membersand disposed in accommodation space 9 individually. As a result, a highstrength of a structure including two light components can be achieved,which reduces breaking or deformation of the combination member 15 andthe light guide, even when the door handle is deflected upon receptionof operating force by the user for operating the door handle 1.

In addition, since the combination member 15 and the light guide 14 areprovided separately, a positional accuracy of one of the combinationmember 15 and the light guide 14 is less likely to affect a positionalaccuracy of the other. Thus, when the positional accuracy of one of thecombination member 15 and the light guide 14 is reduced due to deviationin dimensions, the positional accuracy of the other is less likely to beaffected. As a result, a high positional accuracy of the structureincluding the two light components can be achieved.

Hereinafter, the state of light emission from the lamp member 13 and thelight guide 14 will be explained (FIGS. 7 and 8).

When light is emitted from the light emission surface 28 a of the lightemission element 28 mounted on the circuit board 16, as shown in FIG. 8,after the light emitted downward enters the first light guiding lens 20through the first incident surface 20 a, a portion of the entering lightis internally reflected by an inner surface of the first light guidinglens 20 and then guided by the first light guiding lens 20 toward thefirst emission surface 20 b.

The light guided by the first light guiding lens 20 is emitted downwardfrom the first emission surface 20 b. The light emitted from the firstemission surface 20 b is refracted by the first emission surface 20 b.At this time, since the first emission surface 20 b is slanted downwardas the distance in the right-left direction from the vehicle increases,and slanted with respect to the light axis P, the light emitted from thefirst emission surface 20 b is refracted in a direction away from thedoor panel 101 of the vehicle, and then a road below at a side of thedoor panel 101 is illuminated with the emitted light.

On the other hand, when light is emitted from the light emission surface28 a of the light emission element 28 mounted on the circuit board 16, aportion of the light emitted obliquely enters the second light guidinglens 21 through the second incident surface 21 a, and the entering lighttravels toward the first reflection surface 21 c (FIG. 9). The light Aand B traveling toward the first reflection surface 21 c is internallyreflected by the first reflection surface 21 c, and then travels towardthe second reflection surface 21 d or the function surface 21 b.

The light A traveling toward the second reflection surface 21 d isinternally reflected by the second reflection surface 21 d, andsubsequently enters the third reflection surface 21 e. The light A inthe third reflection surface 21 e, except a portion thereof, travelstoward the function surface 21 b, and after emitted from the functionsurface 21 b, enters the light guide 14 through the first light entrancesurface 40 a. The portion of the light A, which has been internallyreflected by the second reflection surface 21 d and entered the thirdreflection surface 21 e, is emitted from the third reflection surface 21e as leaked light, and then enters the light guide 14 through the secondlight entrance surface 40 b.

On the other hand, the light B, which has been internally reflected bythe first reflection surface 21 c and travelled toward the functionsurface 21 b, enters the third reflection surface 21 e after internallyreflected by the function surface 21 b. The light B in the thirdreflection surface 21 e is emitted from the third reflection surface 21e and then enters the light guide 14 through the second light entrancesurface 40 b.

The light having entered into the light guide 14 through the first lightentrance surface 40 a is guided through the extending portion 38 andemitted from the light output surface 14 a. The light having entered thelight guide 14 from the second light entrance surface 40 b is guidedthrough the wide width portion 37 or the slant portion 39 and emittedfrom the light output surface 14 a.

A portion of the light, which is guided through the light guide 14 andreaches the internal reflection surface 39 a or the internal reflectionsurface 38 a, is internally reflected by the internal reflection surface39 a or the internal reflection surface 38 a, and then guided to thelight output surface 14 a. The upper end portion of the light guide 14is subjected to surface texturing. The light is also internallyreflected by the portion subjected to the surface texturing and guidedto the light output surface 14 a.

As described above, the light having entered the light guide 14 isguided through the wide width portion 37, the slant portion 39, or theextending portion 38 and then emitted from the light output surface 14a. As a result, the whole light output surface 14 a appears luminous.

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 7. A door handle comprising: a casing inside which anaccommodation space is provided; and a lamp unit disposed in theaccommodation space, wherein the lamp unit includes: a light emissionelement; a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted;a combination member including a housing that supports the circuitboard, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the lightemission element and having entered the light guiding lens in a firstpredetermined direction and emits the guided light from an emissionsurface; and a light guide that includes a first light entrance surfaceand a second light entrance surface facing at least a portion of theemission surface and guides the light entering the light guide throughthe first light entrance surface and the second light entrance surfacein a second predetermined direction, the light guide including a coverportion that covers a portion of the light guiding lens of thecombination member, the first light entrance surface and the secondlight entrance surface being defined by a notch provided in the lightguide, and the cover portion being provided at a side of the first lightentrance surface and a side of the second light entrance surface of thelight guide.
 8. The door handle according to claim 7, wherein thecombination member and the light guide are provided as separate members.9. The door handle according to claim 7, wherein: the light guiding lensincludes a first light guiding lens and a second light guiding lens; thefirst light guiding lens includes a first emission surface that emitslight emitted from the light emission element downward of the doorhandle; the second light guiding lens includes a second emission surfacethat emits light emitted from the light emission element toward thefirst light entrance surface and the second light entrance of the lightguide.
 10. The door handle according to claim 9, wherein the light guideincludes, in an upper surface, a light output surface that emits lightentering the light guide through the first light entrance surface andthe second light entrance surface.